Sharks 1–3 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦈 SJS	0	1	0	1
🏔️ COL	1	0	2	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:59 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Nathan MacKinnon

2 A

3 shots · 25:50 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Mikko Rantanen

1 G

7 shots · 24:49 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:58

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

0–1

2nd period

🦈 Tomas Hertl PP Tying 2nd · 16:53

Assists: Mikael Granlund, Calen Addison · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–1

3rd period

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Go-ahead 3rd · 16:31

Assists: Jack Johnson, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

1–2

🏔️ Josh Manson SH Empty net 3rd · 18:53

Assists: Devon Toews, Ryan Johansen

1–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Zetterlund · Granlund · Hertl 18:25

L2 Eklund · Hoffman · Kunin 15:06

L3 Barabanov · Carpenter · Zadina 12:06

L4 Duclair · Studnicka · Bailey 10:59

D1 Thrun · Emberson 24:44

D2 Rutta · Okhotiuk 22:30

D3 Addison · Ferraro 11:10

🏔️Avalanche

L1 MacKinnon · Rantanen · Nichushkin 24:49

L2 Drouin · Johansen · Meyers 14:12

L3 Wood · Cogliano · O'Connor 13:26

L4 Olofsson · Kiviranta · MacDermid 4:56

D1 Makar · Toews 24:44

D2 Byram · Manson 18:38

D3 Girard · Johnson 14:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS COL🏔️

11 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

21 Hits 24

28 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 8

0 Giveaways 4

24 Penalty minutes 8

SJS shooting 9.1% (1/11) COL shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Kaapo Kahkonen

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:55 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

10/11

.909 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

SJS COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1-2 (75% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 3–0

Dec 172023 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 2–6 Oct 142023 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 2–1 SO Apr 62023 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 6–2 Apr 42023 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 4–3 OT Mar 72023 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 0–6

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❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on December 31, 2023?

Avalanche won 3–1. The final score was Sharks 1, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Tomas Hertl.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Josh Manson, Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kaapo Kahkonen made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 10 saves on 11 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 28 🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS 5–0 AfterJan 2 🐙DET @ 🦈SJS 5–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 29 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 2–1 AfterJan 2 🏝️NYI @ 🏔️COL 4–5

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